Mayim Bialik, the once be-sunflowered jewel of the 90's, has joined the ranks of fellow whacky mothers Alicia Silverstone and January Jones. Bialik has penned a parenting book called, Beyond The Sling: A Real-Life Guide To Raising Confident, Loving Children The Attachment Parenting Way. The. Sling. Because it is about the joys of "attachment parenting" and breastfeeding your toddler.

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In the The Sling—which is, first of all, an excellent name for a book about breastfeeding a child who is probably too big to fit in said sling—Bialik provides a detailed description about how she breastfeeds her three-and-a-half your old son Fred. With her boob, I would think, but apparently it's a far more complicated process than this. I guess it's one that involves slings?

If you are like me (childless, think all children under three look similar), you might understand that this seems a bit old to breastfeed, but you can't quite grasp the situation because you don't understand what a typical three-and-half-year-old child is capable of. Maybe you need some perspective to fully grasp the grossness of this. Allow me to illuminate: a child who is almost four can walk, run, throw and catch a ball, ride a tricycle, assemble simple puzzles, and speak. (I might be wrong here; know that I did some very surface googling about kids.)

Meaning, little Fred can run, walk and/or tricycle right on up to his mother and ask for the spigot. Still though, nothing is as disconcerting as these melon heads.